Falling is hard.
The sky was blue and clear, the quad outside was filled with kids sitting around waiting for their next classes, talking about the latest gossip or problems in their lives. On one side was Jay Hogart with all his buddies and their girlfriends making snide and rude remarks about passing students. They we're the jocks and cheerleaders who basically owned the school. Jay was the captain of the hockey team and also on the baseball team, but lately he's been getting tired of being an asshole.
Just as they were laughing Kaylie Mitchells walked by, her strawberry blonde hair was pulled in a messy ponytail bun,her jeans hung low on her hips, her CBGB shirt snug in all the right places and her scuffed black and white chucks on. Kaylie stopped for a second turned her heard toward the group only to find that they had stopped laughing. Good thing she thought, she really wasn't in the mood for preppy bull-shit. Just as she was about to continue walking she looked at Jay and he was staring at her. She half-smiled and he did also, realizing who she was smiling at she quickly went straight-faced and walked away. Jay also glanced away.
Jay** Did Kaylie and I really just share a moment? No how could we? Shit did Manny notice?
Kaylie** I can't believe he looked at me, God I bet hes gonna tell his friends I smiled at him and have a good laugh about it! Oh well fuck them all the pretentious snobs!!
Meanwhile across the quad was Marco and Alex discussing the upcoming Ravens Lullabye concert at the local club "Ice Strom".
"Aren't you so excited about this gig? Its the first big one you guys have actually had so far!" Lexi looked at Marco with her big brown eyes, he half smiled and then bit his lower lip.
"Ya, it's exciting and all but we're still having trouble on that one song "misconception" its missing something but we just can't put our finger on it, it's weird..." Marco got cut off by Kaylie who had just dropped her bag down next to him.
"You guys will not believe what just happened to me!"
Marco and Lexi looked at each other and then back to their friend.
"What happened Kaylie? Marco replied
Kaylie sat down and started.
"Well I was just walking by the "creeps" when for some reason I stopped and looked at them only to find Jay Hogart staring at me. Worst part is that I smiled at him and he smiled back!"
Alex started to laugh a little.
"Kaylie you make it out like its the worst thing that could ever happen to you!"
Kaylie sighed a little then let out a little laugh herself.
"You guys must think I'm stupid huh?" she looked at her friends they both shook their heads no. Then the bell rang.
"Saved by the bell!!" Marco said. All three of them looked at each other and laughed
"Well I have Mr. Spencers class now. Good thing I like him and history too I guess. Well I'll see you guys later. I have work tonight so I'll call."Kaylie smiled and they all said bye.
As Jay walked into history calls he felt Mr. Spencers eyes probing on him.
"Nice of you to join us Mr. Hogart!" Mr. Spencer said sarcastically.
"No problem!" Jay said as he was sitting down. Everyone started laughing.
"Enough everyone! Alright I have an announcement to make, you all are going to have to do a report for history with a partner. Yes I will be picking your partners. Otherwise you would never get anything done!"
Everyone sighed and started getting uncomfortable knowing they were gonna get screwed. Kaylie glanced around the room wondering who she'd get paired with. When all of a sudden Mr. Spencer said.
"Kaylie Mitchells you are paired with Jay Hogart!"
Kaylie and Jay's faces both dropped after hearing that. They both looked at each other.
Kaylie**Oh My God!! I'm dreaming, this isn't even a dream its a nightmare! I'm stuck with Mr. Degrassi himself!!
Jay** Why did he do that? We don't even speak to each other and now where stuck doing a project together, just great!! (sighs)
Jay notices Kaylie sink into her chair and starts to wonder what she thought about this whole thing!
"Alright class you have about five weeks to do this and I want to know your topics tomorrow no later then the end of the day."
Just then the bell rang and everyone jumped up and screwed out the door. Jay lingered around to try to get a hold of Kaylie but she was already gone.
Jay** Damn it. Why wouldn't she just wait around. Now I'm gonna have to find her, so we can get this over with. FUCK!!
Meanwhile outside Kaylie was about to open her car door when she heard someone call her name!
"Mitchells wait up!"
Kaylie cringed hoping it wasn't Jay trying to get a hold of her. She turned around and saw it was Spinner, she smiled.
" Hey whats up cutie?"
Kaylie said as she opened the door to her red Honda Civic.
"Not much. Hey can I catch a ride to work with you? My cars in the shop and I have no other way there."
"Again, your car broke down again.. when are you just gonna sell it or junk it( she laughs). Whatever jump in." she laughs again.
The ride to work was kind of quiet only because Kaylie was thinking about how she got stuck with Jay, but was that really a bad thing? Spinner noticed her quietness but decided not to ask,because he knew if its something bad she wouldn't tell him anyways either that or she would have already told him.